Once the service finds matches, you can view other users' profiles and see which movies they like. Instead of just allowing you to rank films, the site compares your ratings to those of other users and employs something called the "Taste Compatibility Index" to see how closely your tastes match these other users. Criticker Criticker is another one of those sites that places no stock in design, but it does a fine job of finding movies worth watching. Even better, the recommendations are solid. It's a great way for people who don't have time to rate movies to find some films worth watching. At the bottom of the page, a "Recommendations" section explains that if you liked a respective film, you'll like the handful of other films being displayed, based on information gathered from an IMDb database, which examines films to find similarities and differences. IMDb Instead of asking you to input ratings or to tell it what movies you like, IMDb automatically recommends similar films to the movie you search for. It's good for people who want more than just movie ideas.Ħ. Beyond beauty, Flixster beats out Movielens because it offers extras like film quizzes, the capability to monitor friends' ratings, and more. The site allows you to rate films and it returns recommendations that are about as good as Movielens. Flixster Flixster is the pretty version of Movielens. Once you rate 15 movies, it returns recommendations that, based on my testing, were quite accurate and certainly more relevant than results from Netflix.ħ. But what it lacks in beauty, it makes up for with a great recommendation engine that evaluates your tastes based on ratings to films you've seen before. There's a lot of variability in the quality of Rotten Tomatoes recommendations but it's also a nice way to find the right film for any mood.Ĩ. Rotten Tomatoes Instead of telling Rotten Tomatoes which films you like, you can tell it what kind of films you enjoy, which actors you want to see, and other criteria to help it find the best movie for you. It's easy to use, but it's not the best way to get movie recommendations.ĩ.
And although it does make it easy to rate movies and it does return huge lists, there's too much duplication in the results and the ideas it gives you aren't all that strong. Netflix Netflix asks you to rate movies to determine which films you'll want to see next. The Top 10 Netflix makes recommendations pretty, but.ġ0. They're all different, but some are definitely better than others. I've been using 10 movie recommendation engines on both sides of the equation. Some require little or no input before they give you titles, while others want to find out exactly what your interests are. There are dozens of movie recommendation engines on the Web.